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Vol 33 Miscellaneous letters inward and outward [‎iii-r] (44/48)

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The record is made up of 1 volume, 7 items (15 folios). It was created in 5 Jan 1824-19 Jun 1824. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The volume contains letters relating mainly to British naval patrols in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , acts of piracy and hostilities between rival native chiefs as follows: two letters from the Chief Secretary, Political Department, Bombay Castle to the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire about a rumoured Persian attack on Bahrain planned by Hossain Ali Mirza, Prince of Sherauz [Shīrāz] (ff 1B-2v) and an attack on Dubai boats by the Chief of Abothebee [Abu Dhabi], Mahomed Been Shakboot, [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Shakhbut Āl Nahyān] (ff 9-14v); two letters of instruction from Captain Charles Sealy, Senior Marine Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to Captain George Walker, commanding the Honourable Company (HC) cruizer Ternate (f 5-5v) and Lieutenant George Herne, commanding the Honourable Company (HC) cruizer Nautilus (f 6-6v) regarding their sea patrol of the Pearl Banks between Shaga [Sharjah] and Bahrein [Bahrain] and the planned interception of two pirate boats returning from Zanzibar, together with a letter of reply from Lieutenant George Herne reporting the outcome (f 15-15v); a general letter of instruction from Captain Charles Sealy to all marine officers aboard HC cruizers stationed in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , listing their sea patrol duties (ff 7-8v); a letter of enquiry from Henry Willock, the British envoy to Persia, to the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire, about British and Indian exports shipped to Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ports (ff 3-4v).

The volume title ‘Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Book No 33 Miscellaneous letters inward and outward 5 Jan 1824-25 May 1824’ is typewritten and appears on a modern title page that has been inserted at the front of the volume (folio 1A).

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1 volume, 7 items (15 folios)
Arrangement

The letters in the volume are arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the letters in the volume are numbered 1B, then 2 to 15, from front to back. A modern, typewritten tile page has been inserted in the front of the volume and is numbered 1A. The numbering is written in pencil in the top right corner, on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of every folio.

The 7 letters in the volume were originally numbered in ink and in most cases, on both the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. as follows: 71-73; 90-92, 204-206, 207, 219-228, 242.

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Vol 33 Miscellaneous letters inward and outward [‎iii-r] (44/48), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/31, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023416119.0x00002d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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